- Advertised from 3rd July 2023
- £16.24 - £18.36 p/h equivalent. Permanent
Role
If you’re looking for a rewarding career and to work within an inspirational team that really does make a difference, this is your opportunity to play a key role in our Midlothian Services.
We’re looking for a Service Manager to join our amazing Midlothian Service. As the Care Inspectorate Registered Manager, you will have a lead role and the overall responsibility for the day to day running of the services. This is an exciting new post which means the right person will have the opportunity to play a key role in leading our pioneering approach to support in Midlothian.
The Service Manager will work across two services - Mental Health & Resilience Service and Park Cottage Service in Midlothian.
Mental Health & Resilience Service (MHARS)
You and the team will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, alongside Midlothian's Community Mental Health Team, providing a distress/crisis line, a single point of access to MHARS for residents of Midlothian. The Penumbra team at MHARS will respond to calls in a manner guided by the service principles, being inclusive, sensitive, and respectful.
From the moment Penumbra answer the telephone, we will listen and ensure that we understand the issues that has led to the person’s crisis or distress and provide an immediate response along with the support of the Community Mental Health Team establishing which is the best and most appropriate support for that person. By understanding each person's unique situation, enables a fast, tailored support and assists them to identify ways to successfully resolve their crisis and or distress and assists everyone to plan for their future.
Once the initial period of crisis has been addressed, individuals accessing the service will be supported to make connections to additional statutory or community support and/or deliver a Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) response to those in distress. This will involve community-based problem-solving support, wellness, and distress management planning, supporting connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days. The service will be flexible and responsive, offering the mode of support that the supported person feels most comfortable with. People accessing this service will be supported by the team to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in their community.
Midlothian Park Cottage
Park Cottage is a community based mental health rehabilitation service for up to eight people with complex mental health needs. Penumbra offer 24 hour tailored person centred support, supported living and community rehabilitation. Support delivered at Park Cottage may be practical and emotional to help individuals lead an ordinary and fulfilling life in the community. The time, length and areas of activity covered are different for everyone, but structured support can include help with budgeting, life skills, confidence building and social inclusion for approximately 12-18 months. You will support and lead the team at Park Cottage to work alongside the Community Mental Health Team as part of the Wayfinder Model, to work collaboratively to support each individual and their needs. The team at Park Cottage are flexible and responsive, offering the mode of support that the supported person feels most comfortable with. Penumbra will assist people using this service, to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in their community.
As a Service Manager you will manage, support, and supervise a diverse staff team of Mental Health Workers and Practitioners to ensure the needs of people accessing support are met and the service provided is run effectively. You will provide leadership and management that supports the Midlothian Team’s understanding and promotes the service delivery requirements and the quality of service provided.
We want you to grow and thrive! We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
If you want to inspire and be inspired every day. If you share our passion for exceptional support through creativity and collaboration. If you want to build your working life around meaningful connections with a pioneering charity who will value your contribution to our unique approach, then we want to hear from you.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for full job description and person specification.
Application notes
To apply please visit our website
Closing Date: 25 July 2023
Would you like to make a difference to the lives of People Living with Dementia in Midlothian?
We are looking for a unique person to join our team at our dementia specific day service in Bonnyrigg. Our day services are personalised to the preferences and needs of individuals, providing therapeutic activities with a focus on maintaining skills and independence. The day services in Bonnyrigg are open Monday to Friday.
Our Support Workers are our most important people as they provide front line support. Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. Supporting individuals to keep connected to their communities, engage in their interests and hobbies and access peer support.
The use of a car is preferred (mileage and expenses are paid).
A willingness to learn and participate in training (including SVQ’s) and registration with the SSSC is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.
Operations Manager
- Full time
- £44,581
- Remote: Home based. Regular travel for work purposes and attendance at team meetings and supervision in office based in central Glasgow will be required.
- Closing 2nd August 2024
We’re recruiting an Operations Manager who will work with colleagues and partners to deliver our programme bringing people, services and organisations across sector together to create a mental health system powered by lived experience.
We are seeking an experience manager with great people and organisational skills. You will have a passion for ensuring the effective delivery of varied work programmes and projects which promote and support recovery and peer support in mental health.
Operations Manager
You will be committed to values-based practice, mental health recovery and excited by the opportunity to work with others to bring about much needed change in our mental health system.
If you would like an informal discussion about this post, please contact Louise Christie, Director, Scottish Recovery Network at: louise.christie@scottishrecovery.net
An exciting position has become available for a Senior Community Link Worker based in our established service in West Lothian.
You will support the service manager and fellow senior in the day to day running of 2 mental health and well-being hubs, based in Bathgate and Livingston. The hubs currently operate Monday-Friday 9-5.
You will be based in one of the Hubs leading a small team of Link Workers and working positively as part of a small MDT including psychology, occupational therapy and mental health nurses.
You will also deliver and support staff to deliver psycho educational groups.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
Children and Young People Service Manager
- Full time
- £36,949 – £40,110
- Hybrid: Edinburgh or Glasgow with hybrid working
- Closing 19th August 2024
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.
These services together with our national programme work in See Me, Respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
About the Role
SAMH aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and the adults around them, through a range of mental health targeted supports, as well as capacity building work, information and other resources.
We are entering a new and exciting phase in our Children and Young People offering and seek an experienced Service Manager to support our projects and staff.
Working alongside the Children and Young People Development Manager the Service Manager will ensure the smooth delivery of our projects, consolidating and developing systems, structures and practice, to ensure the best outcomes for those we support and engage with.
They will manage a staff team of practitioners supporting a range of projects across Scottish localities.
The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and experience of children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, and have worked with schools, youth groups, health including CAMHS.
The service manager will have excellent people, leadership and communication skills, with experience in staff management, service development and young person-centred support work. They will have an understanding of the challenges that children, young people and their families’ experience, which impacts on mental health and wellbeing, along with the barriers they face getting the support that they require.
With experience in project funding, contracts and partnership working they will work alongside SAMH colleagues, funders, local authorities, health boards and other partners to support and review existing projects and delivery models, along with the development of new and innovative approaches, in line with our strategy in supporting children and young people’s mental health.
A full drivers licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
What we will provide for you
You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;
- Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure.
- Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
- 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
- 4 public holidays
- 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you
- Team wellbeing budgets
- Workplace pension scheme
- Life Assurance policy
- Employee Assistance Programme
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